About William Farnworth Handley
Lived 1780 – 1851 (aged 71). William Farnworth Handley was a British politician.
William Farnworth Handley (9 October 1780 – 4 December 1851) was a British Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of William Handley of Newark.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1822–23 and elected MP for Newark in 1831, sitting until 1835.
He died unmarried in 1851.
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Who was William Farnworth Handley?
British MP
When was William Farnworth Handley born?
William Farnworth Handley was born on 9 October 1780.
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William Farnworth Handley died on 4 December 1851.
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William Farnworth Handley was a politician.
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William Farnworth Handley was British.
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